Bodieite
Bodieite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfate class, with the chemical formula Bi³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₂(SO₄).
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group I2/a).
Key properties: Mohs hardness 2; specific gravity 6.554; White streak; Subadamantine to greasy luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Bod, IMA status: approved, named in 2018.
An oxidation-zone mineral in vugs in polymetallic (Au-Ag-Cu-Pb) vein deposits emplaced in contact-metamorphosed dolomite (Tintic) or a volcanogenic fault-breccia deposit emplaced in granodiorite (Pittsbug-Liberty mine).
It is found associated with Mixite, pyrite, bismuthinite, barite, quartz (Tintic); goldfieldite, bismuthinite, famatinite-luzonite, barite, quartz, mixite.
The name refers to the Bodie Hills volcanic field, in which the Pittsburg-Liberty mine, where some of the first specimens were collected, is located.